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Blue Lotus - Wooden Offering Bowl

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I absolutely LOVE to make these offering/meditation bowls.

Here is some more information about this particular bowl. Which is offered on my website at this link: www.beadworx.com/OfferingBowl_…

You can use this bowl for your offerings or for meditations.
When I wake up each morning, I  love putting my favorite stones that appeal to me that day in the bowl so that I can have them near me at my work station or desk to have their energy near by. I do the same thing at night, putting stones, or small mementos in the bowl near my bedside, for mediation, healing, or for remembering.

I hand burned the Lotus 
Mandala design into the bowl.
There is a center Lotus with 8 petals,  8 leaves, and 8 Agave plants in the design. The Agave plant is a sacred symbol in many of the Native American cultures and was even used for clan symbols in several cultures. 
This plant was special not only a food source, but also for roofing, clothes, ropes, paper and for drinks such as Pulque. Pulque was originally a sacred drink associated with the Maguey (Agave) Aztec Goddess Mayahuel. 

A beautiful hand made Dichroic cabochon is set into the center of the 
Lotus. The cabochon is a beautiful, sparkling, Cobalt Blue.
There are 
16 Turquoise stones set into the design as well.
Turquoise: Is a stone of protection, good fortune, friendship, peace, healing, wisdom.
 Turquoise also represents the Throat Chakra with the attributes of: ability to verbalize, expressing truth through power of the spoken word. Turquoise is one of the oldest amulets, and was also known as a symbol of wealth in many ancient cultures. If given a turquoise by a loving friend, that stone would protect the wearer from negative energy. It also brings peace to the home. Turquoise carries great wisdom of basic truth within it.

Throughout many cultures over time, the Lotus has been a powerful image and a spiritual symbol. In Hindu, Buddhist and Egyptian religions, the lotus is considered a sacred flower. Among it's many meanings and significance, the lotus is a symbol of
"spontaneous" generation, and so it also represents divine birth, spiritual development and creation itself.

This is a natural wood bowl that I found at a thrift shop which I have lovingly re-purposed, so there is a little wear on the bowl, but no cracks or major imperfections. 
There is a finish on the bowl, but to be on the safer side I would not put liquids inside of the bowl, as water expands wood most of the time.
*Loose Quartz Crystals shown in some of the photos are not included with the bowl and only used for photography purposes.


The bowl measures 5
 and 15/16 inches in diameter and stands 1 and 3/4 inches high.
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